Welcome to the August National Days calendar! This month brings over 350 national and international days, 27 national weeks, and 35 national and international months.

August marks the final stretch of summer, with families squeezing in vacations before school starts and communities celebrating seasonal favorites like National Watermelon Day, National Dog Day and National Book Lovers Day. It’s also a time for awareness campaigns such as National Wellness Month and World Breastfeeding Week.

From fun food days like National Sandwich Month to cultural events like Elvis Week and International Youth Day, August offers something for everyone. Let’s take a closer look at all the celebrations happening this month.

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The popularity of the holidays listed below is determined by how often their main hashtag was used on Instagram. This measurement only considers Instagram and does not include other sources. Last updated July 23 2024.

  1. National Dog Day (#NationalDogDay 9,130,310)
  2. World Photography Day (#WorldPhotographyDay 1,065,205)
  3. International Cat Day (#InternationalCatDay 989,503)
  4. National Girlfriends Day (#NationalGirlfriendDay 432,780)
  5. World Photo Day (#WorldPhotoDay 238,794)
  6. Black Cat Appreciation Day (#BlackCatAppreciationDay 217,909)
  7. World Elephant Day (#WorldElephantDay 192,574)
  8. International Youth Day (#InternationalYouthDay 160,468)
  9. Women’s Equality Day (#WomensEqualityDay 149,184)
  10. National Sisters Day (#NationalSistersDay 147,313)

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Complete List of National Days in August

There are over 350 national days and awareness days in August. Some of these days are always celebrated on the same date, while others follow a different rule, such as the first Monday of the month. Here, we begin by providing you with all the national days in August with dates that change each year, followed by a comprehensive list of national days with fixed dates.

Complete List of National Days in August

August 1

August 1 is packed with 26 national and international days, celebrating everything from technology and traditions to pie, pinball, and Spider-Man.

  • Braham Pie Day* (First Friday in August)
  • Colorado Day
  • DOGust 1st / Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
  • Homemade Pie Day
  • International Albariño Day
  • International Beer Day* (First Friday in August)
    🍹 See our complete list of national days dedicated to alcoholic drinks.
  • International Can-It-Forward Day
  • International Childfree Day
  • International Mahjong Day
  • National Girlfriends Day
  • National Minority Donor Awareness Day (part of National Minority Donor Awareness Week)
  • National Mountain Climbing Day
  • National Planner Day
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  • National Pinball Day
  • National Promise to Care Day
  • National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
    🗓️The day also complements related observances like National Raspberry Day on July 8th and National Raspberry Cake Day celebrated just yesterday on July 31st.
  • National Spider-Man Day
  • National Spritz Day
  • National Water Balloon Day* (First Friday in August)
  • Play Ball Day
  • Respect for Parents Day
  • Rounds Resounding Day 
  • Start-Up Day Across America* (Date varies)
  • World Lung Cancer Day
  • World Scout Scarf Day
  • World Wide Web Day

August 2

August 2 marks a day full of flavors, creativity, music, wellness, and cultural expression. From widely loved foods like ice cream sandwiches and Jamaican patties to the global influence of blues music and CAD technology, today brings together both celebration and reflection.

  • International Blues Music Day* (First Saturday in August)
  • International Hangover Day* (Day after International Beer Day)
  • National Boob Day
  • National CAD Day
  • National Coloring Book Day
  • National Disc Golf Day*  (First Saturday in August)
  • National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
  • National Jamaican Patty Day* (First Saturday in August)
  • National Mead Day* (First Saturday in August)
  • National Mustard Day* (First Saturday in August)
  • National Play Outside Day* (First Saturday of each month)
  • National Summit Day* (First Saturday in August)
  • National Twins Day* (First full weekend in August, not to be confused with National Twin Day in December)
  • Sandcastle Day* (First Saturday in August)
  • National VFR Day * (First Saturday in August)
  • Food Day Canada 🇨🇦* (First Saturday in August)
  • National Sunflower Day* (First Saturday in August)

August 3

August 3 brings together lighthearted celebrations—like National Watermelon Day, National Friendship Day, and National Sisters Day. Others highlight overlooked topics—like rare health conditions, body positivity, and even psychic abilities.

August 4

August 4 observances cover a wide range of themes, from military and animal awareness to chocolate chip cookies and white wine appreciation.

  • Assistance Dog Day
  • Hooray for Kids Day
  • International Clouded Leopard Day
  • International Owl Awareness Day
  • National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
  • National Coast Guard Day
  • National White Wine Day
  • Single Working Women’s Day

August 5

August 5 brings a mix of food, safety, history, and awareness-themed observances. Some of these fall on a fixed date each year, while others—like National Night Out—follow the calendar and change annually.

August 6

August 6 National Days
  • Balloons to Heaven Day #BalloonstoHeavenDay
  • Farmworker Appreciation Day #FarmworkerAppreciationDay
  • International Sailor Moon Day #InternationalSailorMoonDay (also celebrated on June 30)
  • International Scuba Day #InternationalScubaDay
  • National Fresh Breath Day #NationalFreshBreathDay
  • National Opportunity Day* (First Wednesday in August)
  • National Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day* (First Wednesday in August)
  • National Root Beer Float Day #NationalRootBeerFloatDay (more ice-cream national days)
  • National Wiggle Your Toes Day #NationalWiggleYourToesDay
  • Professional Engineers Day* (First Wednesday in August)

August 7

August 7 National Days
  • Aged Care Employee Day #AgedCareEmployeeDay
  • National IPA Day* (First Thursday in August)
  • National Lighthouse Day #NationalLighthouseDay
  • National Raspberries n’ Cream Day #NationalRaspberriesNCreamDay
  • National Sea Serpent Day #NationalSeaSerpentDay
  • Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
  • Professional Speakers Day #ProfessionalSpeakersDay
  • Purple Heart Day #PurpleHeartDay

August 8

There are a whopping 15 national and international days to celebrate on August 8!

  • Digital Nomad Day #DigitalNomadDay
  • Dying to Know Day a.k.a. D2K Day #DyingtoKnowDay #D2KDay
  • Global Sleep Under the Stars Night #SleepUndertheStarsNight
  • International Cat Day a.k.a. World Cat Day #InternationalCatDay #internationalcatday🐱 #WorldCatDay
  • National Braiders Day #NationalBraidersDay
  • National CBD Day [CDB is Cannabidiol] #NationalCBDDay
  • National Dollar Day #NationalDollarDay (check out my free printable savings challenges)
  • National Frozen Custard Day #NationalFrozenCustardDay
  • National Happiness Happens Day #NationalHappinessHappensDay #HappinessHappensDay
  • National Mochi Day #NationalMochiDay
  • National Pickleball Day #NationalPickleballDay
  • National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day #NationalSneakSomeZucchiniOntoYourNeighborsPorchDay
  • Odie Day (inspired by Garfield and Odie) #OdieDay
  • Scottish Wildcat Day #ScottishWildcatDay
  • Shop Online for Groceries Day* (Second Friday in August)
  • Top 8 Challenge Day (raises awareness of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, EGIDs) #Top8ChallengeDay

August 9

  • Betty Boop Day #BettyBoopDay
  • Book Lovers Day #NationalBookLoversDay #nationalbookloversday📚
  • Hold Hands Day #HoldHandsDay
  • National Bowling Day* (Second Saturday in August)
  • National Coworking Day #NationalCoworkingDay #CoWorkingDay
  • National Garage Sale Day* (Second Saturday in August)
  • National Passion Fruit Day #NationalPassionFruitDay
  • National Rice Pudding Day #NationalRicePuddingDay
  • National Veep Day #NationalVeepDay #VeepDay
  • National Women’s Day (South Africa – 🇿🇦)
  • Kool Aid Day* (Second weekend in August)

August 10

  • Duran Duran Appreciation Day #DuranDuranAppreciationDay
  • International Vlogging Day #VloggingDay
  • International Biodiesel Day #InternationalBiodieselDay
  • National Lazy Day #NationalLazyDay
  • National S’mores Day #NationalSmoresDay #nationalsmoresday🍫🔥
  • National Shapewear Day #NationalShapewearDay
  • National SKI Citrus Soda Day #NationalSKICitrusSodaDay
  • National Spoil Your Dog Day #NationalSpoilYourDogDay
  • Skyscraper Appreciation Day #SkyscraperAppreciationDay #SkyscraperDay
  • Update Your Bio Day #UpdateYourBioDay
  • World Lion Day #WorldLionDay

August 11

  • Global Kinetic Sand Day #GlobalKineticSandDay #KineticSandDay
  • Hip Hop Day #HipHopDay
  • Mountain Day #MountainDay
  • National Align Your Teeth Day #NationalAlignYourTeethDay
  • National Bakewell Tart Day #NationalBakewellTartDay
  • National Face Mask Day #NationalFaceMaskDay
  • National Fufu Day #NationalFufuDay
  • National Presidential Joke Day #NationalPresidentialJokeDay
  • National Raspberry Bombe Day #NationalRaspberryBombeDay
  • National Son and Daughter Day #NationalSonAndDaughterDay
  • Play In The Sand Day #PlayInTheSandDay 

August 12

August 13

  • Gay Uncles Day #GayUnclesDay
  • International Lefthanders Day #InternationalLefthandersDay #InternationalLefthandedDay
  • National Blame Someone Else Day #NationalBlameSomeoneElseDay
  • National Filet Mignon Day #NationalFiletMignonDay
  • National Prosecco Day #NationalProseccoDay
  • World Calligraphy Day* (Wednesday of the second full week in August)

August 14

August 15

  • Chant at the Moon Day #ChantAtTheMoonDay
  • Hawaiian Shirt Day* (Third Friday in August)
  • National Acadian Day (Canada 🇨🇦) #NationalAcadianDay
  • National Back To School Prep Day #NationalBackToSchoolPrepDay (check out my printable National Days Calendar for School Year 2024-2025)
  • National Check The Chip Day #CheckTheChipDay
  • National Leathercraft Day #NationalLeathercraftDay
  • National Lemon Meringue Pie Day #NationalLemonMeringuePieDay
  • National Men’s Grooming Day* (Third Friday in August)
  • National No SpongeBob Day  #NoSpongeBobDay 
  • National Relaxation Day #NationalRelaxationDay
  • World Greatness Day #WorldGreatnessDay

August 16

  • Break The Monotony Day* (Third Saturday in August)
  • International Geocaching Day* (Third Saturday in August)
  • International Homeless Animals Day* (Third Saturday in August)
  • National Authenticity Day #NationalAuthenticityDay
  • National Energy Multiplier Day
  • National Honey Bee Day* (Third Saturday in August)
  • National Independent Worker Day #NationalIndependentWorkerDay
  • National Roller Coaster Day #NationalRollerCoasterDay #nationalrollercoasterday🎢
  • National Rum Day #NationalRumDay
  • National Tell A Joke Day #NationalTellAJokeDay
  • Surveillance Day #SurveillanceDay
  • World Bratwurst Day #WorldBratwurstDay
  • World Honey Bee Day* (Third Saturday in August)

August 17

  • Baby Boomers Recognition Day
  • National Black Cat Appreciation Day #NationalBlackCatAppreciationDay #BlackCatAppreciationDay #BlackCatAppreciation
  • National I LOVE My Feet Day #NationalILOVEMyFeetDay
  • National Nonprofit Day (NND) #NationalNonprofitDay
  • National Thrift Shop Day #NationalThriftShopDay
  • National Vanilla Custard Day #NationalVanillaCustardDay

August 18

August 19

  • International Bow Day #InternationalBowDay
  • International Orangutan Day #InternationalOrangutanDay
  • National Aviation Day #NationalAviationDay
  • National Moving Day* (UK – 🇬🇧 Dates change, see the official website) #NationalMovingDay
  • National Patient Advocacy Day
  • National Potato Day #NationalPotatoDay
  • National Soft Ice Cream Day #NationalSoftIceCreamDay
  • Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day #TalkLikeJarJarBinksDay
  • World Humanitarian Day #WorldHumanitarianDay
  • World Photography Day (sometimes can be called World Photo Day or National Photography Day) #WorldPhotographyDay #worldphotographyday📷 #WorldPhotoDay #NationalPhotographyDay

August 20

  • International Day of Medical Transporters
  • National Bacon Lovers Day #NationalBaconLoversDay
  • National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day #NationalChocolatePecanPieDay
  • National Finance Brokers Day* (Third Wednesday in August)
  • International Hawaiian Pizza Day #HawaiianPizzaDay (see also complete list of pizza national days)
  • National Lemonade Day #NationalLemonadeDay
  • National Radio Day #NationalRadioDay
  • World Mosquito Day #WorldMosquitoDay

August 21

  • Daffodil Day* (Australia only, check their website but typically third Thursday in August)
  • Discovery Day #DiscoveryDay
  • Internet Self-Care Day #InternetSelfCareDay
  • National Burger Day* (UK only, Thursday before the UK August bank holiday) #NationalBurgerDay #nationalburgerday🍔
  • National Brazilian Blowout Day #NationalBrazilianBlowoutDay
  • National Senior Citizens Day #NationalSeniorCitizensDay
  • National Spumoni Day #NationalSpumoniDay
  • Poet’s Day #PoetsDay

August 22

  • National Be An Angel Day #BeAnAngelDay
  • National Bao Day #NationalBaoDay
  • National Eat a Peach Day #EataPeachDay
  • National Pecan Torte Day #NationalPecanTorteDay
  • National Rainbow Baby Day #NationalRainbowBabyDay #nationalrainbowbabyday🌈 #RainbowBabyDay
  • National Surgical Oncologist Day
  • National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day #NationalTakeYourCatToTheVetDay
  • National Tooth Fairy Day #NationalToothFairyDay (also celebrated on February 28th)
  • Never Bean Better Day #NeverBeanBetterDay
  • World Plant Milk Day #WorldPlantMilkDay (see a complete list of national days for vegetarians & vegans)

August 23

National Days August 23
  • Cheap Flight Day #CheapFlightDay
  • Find Your Inner Nerd Day #FindYourInnerNerdDay
  • Health Unit Coordinators Day
  • Internaut Day #InternautDay
  • International Blind Dog Day #InternationalBlindDogDay
  • National Cuban Sandwich Day #NationalCubanSandwichDay
  • National Ride The Wind Day #NationalRideTheWindDay
  • National Sponge Cake Day #NationalSpongeCakeDay
  • Slavery Remembrance Day

August 24

August 25

  • National Banana Split Day #NationalBananaSplitDay
  • National Kiss and Make Up Day #KissAndMakeUpDay
  • National Park Service Founders Day #NationalParkServiceFoundersDay
  • National Secondhand Wardrobe Day #NationalSecondhandWardrobeDay #SecondhandWardrobeDay
  • National Whiskey Sour Day #NationalWhiskeySourDay

August 26

  • National Cherry Popsicle Day #NationalCherryPopsicleDay
  • National Dog Day #NationalDogDay #nationaldogday🐶 nationaldogday🐾
  • National Glitter Day #NationalGlitterDay
  • National Got Checked Day #GotCheckedDay
  • National Spark the World Day #SparktheWorldDay
  • National Toilet Paper Day #NationalToiletPaperDay
  • National Webmistress Day #NationalWebmistressDay
  • Women’s Equality Day #WomensEqualityDay
  • International Bat Night #InternationalBatNight

August 27

  • Crab Soup Day #CrabSoupDay
  • International Bat Night #InternationalBatNight
  • International Lottery Day #InternationalLotteryDay
  • National Banana Lovers Day #NationalBananaLoversDay
  • National Just Because Day #NationalJustBecauseDay
  • National Peach Day #NationalPeachDay
  • National Petroleum Day #NationalPetroleumDay
  • National Pots De Creme Day #NationalPotsDeCremeDay
  • National Tug of War Day #NationalTugofWarDay
  • The Duchess Who Wasn’t Day
  • World Rock Paper Scissors Day #RockPaperScissorsDay

August 28

  • Crackers Over The Keyboard Day #CrackersOverTheKeyboardDay
  • International Cabernet Day* (Thursday before Labor Day)
  • National Bow Tie Day #NationalBowTieDay
  • National Cherry Turnover Day #NationalCherryTurnoverDay
  • National Power Rangers Day #NationalPowerRangersDay
  • National Red Wine Day #NationalRedWineDay
  • National Thoughtful Day #NationalThoughtfulDay
  • Race Your Mouse Around The Icons Day
  • Radio Commercials Day
  • Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day #RainbowBridgeRemembranceDay

August 29

  • According to Hoyle Day #AccordingtoHoyleDay
  • Individual Rights Day #IndividualRightsDay
  • International Day Against Nuclear Tests
  • More Herbs, Less Salt Day #MoreHerbsLessSaltDay
  • National Chop Suey Day #NationalChopSueyDay
  • National College Colors Day* (Friday before Labor Day)
  • National Lemon Juice Day #NationalLemonJuiceDay
  • Potteries Bottle Oven Day

August 30

  • Frankenstein Day (Mary Shelley’s birthday) #FrankensteinDay
  • International Cosplay Day* (Last weekend in August)
  • International Whale Shark Day #InternationalWhaleSharkDay
  • National Beach Day #NationalBeachDay
  • National Franchise Appreciation Day* (Last Saturday in August)
  • National Grief Awareness Day #NationalGriefAwarenessDay
  • National Holistic Pet Day #NationalHolisticPetDay
  • National Slinky Day #NationalSlinkyDay
  • National Toasted Marshmallow Day #NationalToastedMarshmallowDay

August 31

  • International Overdose Awareness Day
  • Love Litigating Lawyers Day
  • National Diatomaceous Earth Day
  • National Eat Outside Day
  • National Matchmaker Day
  • National Trail Mix Day
  • National Zoo Awareness Day
  • Pony Express Day* (Last Sunday in August)
  • World Distance Learning Day
  • We Love Memoirs Day (complete list of bookish and literary national days)
  • World Stop Sign Day

National and International Weeks in August

August really has some pretty cool national weeks to check out! There’s National Simplify Your Life Week at the start of the month, perfect for decluttering and finding some zen. Then there’s National Health Center Week, which highlights the important services community health centers provide. And don’t forget about Be Kind To Humankind Week, a week of reflection and acts of kindness, aimed at improving the world around us.

  • August 1–7: World Breastfeeding Week
  • August 1–7: National Minority Donor Awareness Week
  • August 1–7: National Cleanse Your Skin Week
  • First Week in August* (Begins the first Sunday in August): International Assistance Dog Week
  • First Week in August: Simplify Your Life Week
  • First Week in August: International Clown Week
  • First Full Week in August: National Exercise With Your Child Week
  • First Full Week in August: National Farmers Market Week
  • First Full Week in August: National Health Center Week
  • First Full Week in August: Stop on Red Week
  • Begins Friday the First Full Week in August: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
  • First Full Weekend in August: Twins Days Weekend
  • Second Week in August: National Bargain Hunting Week
  • Second Weekend in August: National Hobo Week
  • Second Full Week in August: Afternoon Tea Week (UK 🇬🇧)
  • Second Full Week in August: National Resurrect Romance Week
  • Second Weekend in August: National Kool-Aid Days
  • Week of August 16: National Balayage Week
  • Week of August 16: Elvis Week
  • Week of August 19: National Aviation Week
  • Third Full Week in August: Contact Lens Health Week
  • Third Full Week in August: National Management Training Week
  • Changes Annually With Labor Day: Ride Sober or Get Pulled Over
  • Last Week in August: Be Kind to Humankind Week
  • Last Week in August: National Composites Week
  • Last Week in August: World Water Week
  • Last Full Weekend of August: International Bat Night

National Months in August

Did you know August is bursting with cool national month celebrations? It’s National Peach Month, perfect for enjoying juicy peaches in every form. Plus, it’s also National Eye Exam Month— a great reminder to take care of our vision. And for coffee lovers, it’s National Coffee Month, our favorite caffeinated celebration!

August National Months
National Months in August 2025
  • American Artist Appreciation Month
  • Back to School Month
  • Black Business Month
  • Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
  • Family Fun Month
  • Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
  • Happiness Happens Month
  • International Peace Month
  • MedicAlert Awareness Month
  • Motorsports Awareness Month
  • National Back to School Month
  • National Brownies at Brunch Month
  • National Catfish Month
  • National Coffee Month
  • National Crayon Collection Month
  • National Dog Month
  • National Eye Exam Month
  • National Family Meals Month
  • National Golf Month
  • National Goat Cheese Month
  • National Hair Loss Awareness Month
  • National Immunization Awareness Month
  • National Inventors Month
  • National Make‑a‑Will Month
  • National Nonprofit Month
  • National Panini Month
  • National Peach Month
  • National Psoriasis Awareness/Action Month
  • National Sandwich Month
  • National Traffic Awareness Month
  • National Water Quality Month
  • National Wellness Month
  • Romance Awareness Month
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
  • Summer Sun Safety Month

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Last Update: July 30, 2025